Sixth+Caluri+2

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 * by: Dom and Georgia**

Our Amendment:
jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation to be confronted with the witness against it; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have Assistance of Council for his defense.**
 * In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial



In a criminal prosecution, the defendant has the right to a fair and speedy trial, that includes a judge and jury.
 * __Our Amendment in a Simpler Form:__

__President at the time:__ James Madison**

Our amendment was created because of a public outrage over Bushnell’s case in which a juror was sent to jail for finding a defendant innocent. It was also written because the public didn't like that the juries and judges were unfair. The government wanted to make peace so they made the sixth amendment. That put a stop to unfair punishments. It was passed on December 15, 1791. It was part of the constitution. Congress wrote it when James Madison was president [4th]. When defendants are allowed to have a lawyer and a jury on his or her case and the right to a speedy trial. The criminal is to be proven innocent or guilty on their trial by the jury. The jury must be fair on the decision, and the punishment cannot be too harsh depending on the crime.**
 * __Background Information__



[|Right to a jury]
 * __Amendment 6 link:__

__Bill Of Rights Video:__ Summery of video.. This video goes through all of the amendments briefly(1 slide each) and you will see the sixth amendment on it. It was created by a teacher as a review for his class.

[|Bill of Rights Rap video]

__Current event Articles:__ [|**Dom’s current event**] __Summery of my article:__ My Current event is on the trial of Mr. Charles Taylor for the Serria Leone rebellion civil war. He is being charged for arming and helping revolters and rebels. He killed and decapatated citizens. He is currently pleading innocent. His trial is being held in The Netherlands, and will most likely last until mid 2009. Taylor's trial consists of a jury and judge, so it is following the constitution.** I belive he should be put in jail for a life sentance. He was part and supported the rebelion even though he should have stopped it with his power.
 * __My opinion:__

[|Georgia’s Current Event]

Current event summery: This current event is about a man named Johnson being convicted of possessing illegal money. He represented himself instead of getting a attorney. He filed a habeas corpus. This meant that he was released from court because under his sixth amendment rights he thought he was being treated unlawfully, but he was denied by both federal district court and the court of appeals.

My opinion: I thought that the courts were right and that he was wrong. I thought this because he was not violated in any way yet alone the sixth amendment.



__Questions We Answered:__** Essential Question:How do the issues which promptes the creation of the amendments compare with the problems today? A- The problem was that the jury was being unfair with the punishment, so then the juror who came up with the punishment was jailed. The problems today are similar like the fact of a judge having to be on the case to make sure the jury isn't too harsh depending on the defendant's crime. So the judge and jury have to work together to come up with a crime. 1. What are some exceptions in my amendment? A- Some criminals have not gone to jail because the judge did not obey their sixth amendment. 2. What issues were associated with my amendment? A- Many cases were associated with the 6th amendment. Every case today has to have a jury and judge. 3. What was occurring at the time that my amendment was being created? A- At the time there was a case called Bushel’s case. The public was outraged when a juror was sent to jail for finding a defendant innocent.**